ANTERO J. POBRE v. Sen. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO A. He pointedly ignored the fact that I am a laureate of the Asian Nobel Prize, the 1988 Magsaysay Award for government service. His credential is that he has been given an administrative job in disaster relief efforts in the Visayas. Nagtrabaho ako abroad, nagka-cancer ang tatay ko, bumalik ako, ang sabi ng tatay ko, Mag-resign ka nga riyan sa trabaho mong iyan, wala kang silbi sa bayan mo. Enrile kept threatening to oppose my confirmation as agrarian reform secretary, unless my husband released the smuggled car to the smuggler. Together with a few other senators, I gave a modest amount of pork barrel to help fund its construction, undertaken by the Rizal provincial government. Enrile never reached these levels of professional recognition. There are no comments yet. There are no details. I owned and drove a Mercedes when I was a trial judge. 's most outstanding law alumnus. Under President Corazon Aquino, he retracted and admitted that his ambush was faked and staged. Assuming her post, she implemented a "no postponement" policy and rapidly disposed cases at an average of 50 a month. Such foreigners are not required to live in our country, or to incorporate as Philippine company. By the end of December, the Ombudsman will resolve whether to dismiss the plunder case, or to file a complaint for plunder with the anti-graft court known as Sandiganbayan. (Emphasis added). My husband was only one of the many staff who earned this privilege by exemplary work, evidenced by annual certificates of commendation issued by the customs commissioner. Lawmakers from the Senate sent their deepest condolences to the families of Negros Oriental Gov. In June 2013, the Department of Budget and Management released statistics showing that in a five-year period for 2005 to 2013, Enrile was the biggest recipient of pork barrel, amounting to a total of P1.189 billion. All of them compete to their full capacity to be the next President of the Republic of the Philippines. And yet Enrile zeroed in only on my husband. Kung hindi mo naintindihan ang authenticate, huwag kang mag-abogado diyan. During martial law, the largest logging concession covering 95,770 hectares was awarded to Enrile as owner of San Jose Lumber. So far, it appears that it has awarded licenses to seven foreign corporations, but it claims that it can issue as many licenses as it wants. This is the entire privilege speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 . Command responsibility for death and disappearance during martial law. Magtitinginan tayo? Performance & security by Cloudflare. Roel Degamo and five other John Matthew Salilig, whose dream to help the country produce its own fuel ended in a deadly fraternity hazing, was laid to Negros Oriental governor shot dead inside home. Ithought that I was unlimited. Click to reveal Do not use obscenity. As PNP chief, he coveted the post of DILG secretary, which at that time was occupied by Ronaldo Puno. My husband was only one of the many staff who earned this privilege by exemplary work, evidenced by annual certificates of commendation issued by the customs commissioner. According to the poet: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. The Supreme Court has ruled: For evidence to be believed, it must not only proceed from the mouth of a credible witness, but must be credible in itself, such as the common experience and observation of mankind can approve as probable under the circumstances. People v. Loriega, 326 SCRA 675 (2000). Some words have been banned. In 2012, car traders imported some 5,400 vehicles contained in 18 shipments. This charge is asinine. Maybe he is suffering from age-appropriate dementia again. Wala. In other words, it should belong to the same class. Enrile, according to the cable, presided at a Senate hearing and indulged himself by repeatedly and fiercely shouting at representatives of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, because the foreign businessmen had complained about smuggling in Port Irene. Stupid is Forever by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is a compilation of her speeches, jokes, pick-up lines delivered or curated by this very famous Filipino public figure. 1. Upgrade to Rappler+ for exclusive content and unlimited access. Minsan binigyanpa nga ako ng death certificate ng akusado, pagkatapos pinahuli ko; huling-huli, buhay na buhay. On Enriles appeal, Osmea agreed to restore this amount of nearly P1 billion, subject to certain conditions. - Rappler.com. Let me tell you about the real Lacson. If the Ombudsman files the case in court, Mr. Enrile will automatically be suspended from the Senate by order of the Sandiganbayan. Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Monday called on the youth voters to use their "immense power" to change the course of the election in order to end the reigns of corrupt and traditional politicians. Ngayon, kung lahat pala tayo honest, o marami pala sa atin ay honest, why is the Philippines often, or if not all the time, why is the Philippines always ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the whole world? READ: 15 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Miriam Defensor-Santiago. MATCH URL: https://assets.rappler.com/5AD768DE1D454C0596EE83F8A09777F2/img/5BEE3C55338C49CF96F20261D550B81A/santiago-marcos-miting-de-avance-20160507-019.jpg, FULL TEXT: Jojo Binay: 'True 'silent majority' will be heard', FULL SPEECH: Rodrigo Duterte's speech during his miting de avance, FULL TEXT: Grace Poe: 'This fight is for your future', FULL TEXT: Roxas: 'This is the fight of our lives', FULL SPEECH: Miriam Defensor-Santiago's speech in grand rally. Ano ang sinasabi na quasi-judicial, quasi-political? At that time, Gigi was married to lawyer Rodolfo "Inky" Reyes. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. CEZA operates online gaming outside the jurisdiction of Pagcor. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors. Bayan, kayo ang maghatol sa ginagawa rito sa impeachment trial. Bakit bawat isa ba sa inyo walang sala tungkol sa SALN? I have adopted the very high standard of overwhelming preponderance of evidence pursuant to the recommendation of Prof. Charles Black of Yale University, author of The Impeachment, considered the bible for the whole world on impeachment process in a democracy. Pangalawa, palusot o pangalawang ginagawa nila na loopholes sa SALN lahat ngpag-aari nilareal estate, bank accounts, iba pang pag-aariilalagay sa ibang pangalan. Nagpapakalinis kayo. If he smarted against the accusation, Enrile could have requested for an additional hearing where he could be personally present and interpellate Janet Napoles, who appears to be his BFF, or Best Friend Forever. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. That is the meaning of quasi-political. Walang darating maski ni isa. 4 March 2016. It makes me angry as a former law professor and as a future judge of the International Criminal Court that you should presume to administer justice in this manner. I shall also leave immediately after the speech, because I am ill with chronic fatigue syndrome. Most recently, I was elected by the U.N. General Assembly to be a judge of the International Criminal Court. My attacker is the icon of shameless lying. Suas also testified that in 2012, her dummy foundation received P5 million in pork barrel funds from Enrile. Mr. Dementia tries in his clumsy way to raise suspicions about my mental health. And this libertine pontificates about morality? Dream on, old man, aka Tanda. Speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: (Emphasis added). The Constitution is a brief declaration of fundamental principles. He reminds me of nothing so much as a dead fish, before it has time to stiffen. This was and remains Enrile's arrogant, tyrannical attitude to young people: persecution in bad faith, malice, and dictatorial. His credential is that he has been given an administrative job in disaster relief efforts in the Visayas. Miriam Defensor Santiago Graduation Speech. Security screening officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will soon no longer be allowed to wear uniforms or jackets Negros Oriental governor killed while tending to 4Ps beneficiaries. Who is the mastermind? His license expired in 2007. I rose to answer the personal attack against me, and interpellation will merely serve to waste the time of the Senate. Dahil iyong iba sa atin ginagamit iyong mismong loopholes na iyon. The Prince of Darkness, having no means of demolishing innocent, law-abiding, God-fearing people like me, has recycled rumors against me that were aired, and which I answered, more than 20 years ago, when I ran for president. Maski ano, puwede mong wa-manufacture sa Pilipinas. At that time, Gigi was married to lawyer Rodolfo Inky Reyes. college of law, has already warned that CEZA should exercise due diligence in giving out licenses, which may be exploited by unscrupulous entities. It is even allowed by law to be corrected by the person who submitted it. . His latest caper took his campaign at self-projection to the level of the absurd, when his own press release reported that as a former policeman, he delivered a lecture on constitutional law, as part of Enrile's effort to shift attention from PDAF to DAP. How much proof is necessary? From the very beginning, Enrile has always resented that Supreme Court decision and held it against me, for refusing to kowtow to him even during the dark days of martial law, when he swaggered around town as if he owned it. (Emphasis added). college of law, has already warned that CEZA should exercise due diligence in giving out licenses, which may be exploited by unscrupulous entities. For the most apt description of this damaged creature, I quote: For years I've regarded his very existence as a monument to all the rancid genes and broken chromosomes that corrupt the possibilities of (in our case) the Filipino Dream: he was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena and the style of a poison toad. . May masters pa sa Harvard, may doctorate pa sa UST. The other charge is that I own the multipurpose hall of the Rizal provincial government. Do not shout or use CAPITAL LETTERS! His mind is sick, sick, sick. Enrile violated the law, when he tried to pressure my husband, then a customs collector, to release a smuggled Toyota car, forfeited for failure to pay correct customs duties and charges. Thorough NBI investigation has led the Department of Justice to file formal charges of plunder against the first batch of suspects, led by no less than the Senate President at that time, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. The argument that a dollar deposit, protected from inquiry, would nullify the principle of transparency is for Congress to resolve. A DATE WITH DESTINY. This was not only bringing parliamentary debate to the lowest level. Sa masa na nakararami sa ating bansa and we follow the rule of the majority, sa kabataan sa pamantasan dahil they are educated constituency, sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa, this will go down in history. I am fortified by my faith. His legal expertise is obviously tax evasion. MANILA. 3 minutes 39 seconds 605K. The legal opinion revealed that the amount I charge P70,000 monthly for 403 square meters on the fourth floor of the office building is one of the lowest in the Senate. In September 1981, the Lost Command allegedly figured in the massacre of 45 people. By the end of December, the Ombudsman will resolve whether to dismiss the plunder case, or to file a complaint for plunder with the anti-graft court known as Sandiganbayan. 2. False in one thing, false in all things. He made no mention at all of the sizzling talk of the town that he is the real mastermind of the pork barrel plunder. Are you for real, prosecution? Ngayon, this is quasi-judicial. I exposed the corrupt scandal, and engaged in a bitter word war with Puno, who hired a lawyer for the sole purpose of character assassination. That official memorandum validates the charge I aired in the latest hearing of the Blue Ribbon Committee, where I first made that very same accusation, based on the lawyers thought process of enlightened skepticism. Until now, Enrile has clung to his right to remain silent, causing a group of netizens to start a movement called Kumibo Ka Naman, Enrile, or for short, KKNE. Accomplishment 2016 2017 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Her speeches were all memorable. I prepared a two-minute paper but I will obey the injunction. In the United States, the bar exam is considered clerical. Most of them were seniors scheduled to take their final exams and to graduate from college. . D E C I S I O N. VELASCO, JR., J.: In his sworn letter/complaint dated December 22, 2006, with enclosures, Antero J. Pobre invites the Court's attention to the following excerpts of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's speech delivered on the Senate floor: x x x I am not . How much proof is necessary? The issue was: Does martial law automatically cancel the right to bail? Enrile caused Inky to be appointed to the CEZA, located at the northeastern tip of Luzon mainland, about 620 km. She has brought honor to the Philippines in several ways. Marami dito sa Pilipinas naglalagay sa ibang pangalan ng ibang tao. Mastermind of the biggest plunder case in Philippine history. If I become president of the Philippines, I shall return to this very place and try to duplicate this environment. 94: "No Senator, under any circumstances, shall use offensive or improper language against another Senator or against any public institution." I rose to answer the personal attack against me, and interpellation will merely serve to waste the time of the Senate. Photos of the decadent party were splashed in the front pages of top newspapers. Enrile kept threatening to oppose my confirmation as agrarian reform secretary, unless my husband released the smuggled car to the smuggler. As PNP chief, he coveted the post of DILG secretary, which at that time was occupied by Ronaldo Puno. Alam naman natin iyan kung magkano ang halaga ng public works mo, ten percentang mapupunta sa iyo kung gusto mo. In the midst of all the damning evidence against him, Enrile has kept silent as a cowering mouse. During trial, he will likely remain in detention, because he would have no constitutional right to bail, particularly if the court finds that the evidence is strong. Three times is just too much coincidence. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have agreed to hold in-depth discussions on the Philippines and Malaysia's territorial dispute over Sabah. automatically be deleted. Wala akong ginagamit na pampulitika dahil hindi na ako makatakbo uli. Enrile never reached these levels of professional recognition. Iyan, sagutin ninyo ako niyan. This was the 1990 case of Brocka, Cervantes, et al. Such foreigners are not required to live in our country, or to incorporate as Philippine company. Why would a suspected criminal leave his calling cards at the scene of the crime? Kaya nga mayroon tayong constitutional law, which is said to be the most difficult subject to pass in the entire college of law. . Accordingly, I respectfully urge the justice secretary to order an immediate and exhaustive investigation into the following crimes under the Penal Code committed by Enrile: 1. Wala nang limitasyon iyon. I've read the Rappler privacy statement, site use policy, comment moderation policy. No. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. His latest caper took his campaign at self-projection to the level of the absurd, when his own press release reported that as a former policeman, he delivered a lecture on constitutional law, as part of Enriles effort to shift attention from PDAF to DAP. Bibigyan natin ng solusyon ang problema. Last February 2013, the CEZA administrator admitted that he has awarded a "master license" to First Cagayan to operate internet gaming. But what about all the other loopholes? Kung ayaw ninyong matuklasan, napakadali. Instead, the criterion of choice is membership in the law journal, which is the acid test of academic excellence in America and Europe. For SunStar website ads, you may also write to: For other advertising concerns, write to: City council urges police to regulate sale, possession of bladed weapons near schools, Bacolod You and Me sa 2023 mass wedding set on March 11, BOC-Subic foils P150M worth of misdeclared refined sugar. No silent treatment, no walking away pissed, a discussion where we might not find a solution but work on a resolutio. Together with a few other senators, I gave a modest amount of pork barrel to help fund its construction, undertaken by the Rizal provincial government. 7. was a defense minister under Marcos, but helped to bring down the dictator. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Words to live by: "Now that the proud professors have done their best, you must start the adventure of learning from life itself." The late senator delivered this speech with her usual snark and wit during the commencement ceremony of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine graduates in 2012. In February 2013, a Japanese cargo ship set off for Port Irene, with a shipment of Hummers, Porches, BMWs, Mercedes Benzes, a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, and other used luxury cars. And yet, despite the repeated innuendoes during election campaigns, the Filipinos have elected and reelected me to the Senate. Command responsibility for death and disappearance during martial law. Managed by ICT Division of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. In U.P., at that time, many of our professors taught us to devote ourselves to the Socratic method, and pay no attention to the bar, which they belittled. Smart people vote for Miriam. The Court warned Enrile that he did not have a license to run roughshod over a citizen's basic constitutional rights, such as due process, or manipulate the law to suit dictatorial tendencies." The Commission on Audit issued a PDAF report that in 2011, Enrile was one of four government officials who gave some P206 million in pork barrel funds through the Department of Agriculture to a questionable NGO from 2009-2010. Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2e158af93c8ca2 v. Enrile, Ramos, et al., 192 SCRA 183 (1990). Two years later, he built a house in Valle Verde, registered in the name of Jaka Investments Corp., his family firm. . Notably, the Ombudsman has admitted receiving a memorandum of over 200 pages pinpointing Enrile as the mastermind of plunder. on 20 May 2012 at the U.P. His wife, Cristina, a socialite, walked out on him this month, after charging adultery. . He has to pay for his sins, unless he turns state witness and rats on Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Bong Revilla, and his other co-accused in the plunder case. That's how much of the taxpayers' money go to finance Enrile's smuggling empire. College of Medicine graduates. In his speech, as is his annoying habit, Enrile praised himself by boasting of his alleged martial arts prowess, which he has never displayed. As a public speaker and a nation's leader, Negros Oriental governor shot dead in latest attack on Philippine politicians. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is, conformably to Art. Enrile, according to the cable, presided at a Senate hearing and indulged himself by repeatedly and fiercely shouting at representatives of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, because the foreign businessmen had complained about smuggling in Port Irene. You will remember I led in the counting for the first five days, but was cheated of the presidency. Under President Ferdinand Marcos, he claimed that as defense secretary he was ambushed, thus laying the ground for the imposition of martial law. Son igualmente Mayroong mga pulitiko na alam na alam natin kung ano ang loopholes nila sa SALN. Enrile should get real. Santiago left her sickbed once more to answer a prior privilege speech by Enrile . Answers: 3 question Ano ang kontekstwalisadong komunikasyon? Download free, high-quality (4K) pictures and wallpapers featuring Miriam Defensor Santiago Quotes. Ngayon Tagalog naman at hihingi na ako ng paumanhin abanse pa lamang, dahil kulang na kulang ang Tagalog ko. Iyan aminado iyan ng mga authorssi Prof. Charles Black ng Yale, si Prof. Raoul Berger ng Harvard. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. Iyan ang rason kung bakit mayroon tayong Foreign Currency Deposit Act dahil gusto natin na iparating ang foreign investment at walang foreign investor, I promise you, na darating kung mayroong bayan na may batas pala na lahat ng dolyar mo ideklara mo. 1 hour 2 minutes 43 seconds 103.6K. Sunod na punto. The Supreme Court slapped him down, ruling: that the criminal proceedings had become a case of persecution, having been undertaken by state officials in bad faith. The Court pointed a finger at Enrile, and criticized respondents bad faith and malicious intent." On his side, he has the corrupt journalists in his payroll, corrupt military officials who constitute his private army, his minions in the customs bureau and the internal revenue bureau, both of which he used to head and consider to be his fiefdoms, as well as key appointive officials in local government and the diplomatic service, who serve as his sycophantic spies. Miriam: PH won't be laughingstock if Bongbong wins. . In fact, my attacker is guilty of violating the Senate Rules, Rule 34, Sec. Malacaang issued the appointment, just to abort the endless stream of his self-serving press releases whenever there was a vacancy in customs, immigration, or even in the non-vacant post of anti-crime czar, already held by the Executive Secretary.
